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Psalms 119:41. Let thy mercies, &c. Let thy promised mercies be performed to me. So shall I answer him that reproacheth me That chargeth me with folly for my piety and trust in thy promises. And take not the truth, &c. Deal not so with me, that I shall be altogether ashamed to mention thy word, which I have so often affirmed to be a word of truth, and infallible certainty. “The judgments of God,” says Mudge, “were that word of truth in which he trusted; to pray God, therefore, not to take them out of his mouth, is the same as to pray that God would act agreeably to his word, for otherwise he could no longer, with any grace, make use of it, or derive any consolation from it.” Or, he may mean, Let the word of truth be always in my mouth; let me have that wisdom and courage which are necessary to enable me both to use my knowledge for the instruction of others, and to make profession of my faith, whenever I am called to it. We have indeed need to pray that we may never be afraid or ashamed to own God's truths and ways, nor deny him before men. So shall I keep thy law So shall I be encouraged, as well as obliged, to the constant study and observation of thy laws.